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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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